Shiva Simha Singh
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| Shiva Simha Singh | |
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| Maharaja of Mithila | |
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| Maharaja of Mithila | |
| Reign | 1412–1416 |
| Predecessor | Devasimha |
| Successor | Lakhima Devi |
| Born | Sivasimha |
| Consort | Lakhima Devi |
| Wives |
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| House | Oiniwar Dynasty |
| Father | Devasimha |
| Mother | Hasini Devi |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Shiva Simha Singh, also known as Sivasimha, was a king of the Oiniwar dynasty in Mithila.[1] He was also referred to as Rūpanārāyana. He declared himself independent and stopped paying taxes to Ibrahim Shah of Jaunpur Sultanate, who invaded Mithila but was defeated.[citation needed]
Mithila, Bengal and Arakanese accounts say that King Sivasimha helped another Brahmin ruler and his friend, Raja Ganesha of Bengal, defeating the Jaunpur Sultanate in Bengal-Jaunpur conflict. Ganesha had previously freed Bengal from Muslim occupation.[2]
Sivasimha was born in a Mithila Brahmin family of King Devasimha and Hasini Devi.[3][4] His grandfather was Bhavasimha, the king of the Oiniwar Dynasty before Devasimha.[5] Sivasimha was married to six wives, of whom Lakhimadevi was the most notable and scholarly wife. She ruled Mithila in his absence from Banauliraj for 12 years from 1416 to 1428. She sacrificed herself into fire in a Sati ritual after 12 years waiting for Sivasimha. Padmavati was the eldest wife of the Sivasimha, who also ruled Mithila for three years.[citation needed]